Women place crosses in Mexico City's main square the Zocalo, during the International Women's Day strike "A day without women," Monday, March 9, 2020. Thousands of women across Mexico went on strike after an unprecedented number of girls and women took to the streets to protest against unbridled gender violence on International Women's Day. (AP Photo / Marco Ugarte)
March 9, 2020
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March 9, 2020 9:12 p.m.
Mexico: Thousands stay in to protest violence against women
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Untold thousands of women across Mexico stayed home from work and school Monday as part of a strike billed as “A Day Without Women,” a day after an unprecedented number of them filled the streets to protest rampant and rising gender violence on International Women's Day.